Overview
- A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prashant Kumar Mishra granted bail to Shashi alias Shahi Chikna Vivekanand Jurmani in a 2021 attempt-to-murder case from Ulhasnagar’s Vitthalwadi Police Station.
- The Court recorded that Jurmani was not produced before the trial court on 55 of 85 hearing dates despite being in custody for over four years, calling the lapse a grave infraction of a fundamental safeguard.
- The Director General or designated Head of Maharashtra Prisons was directed to conduct a personal inquiry, fix responsibility, and take action, with a warning of personal liability if any official is shielded.
- A compliance affidavit personally affirmed by the prisons chief is due within two months, and the matter is listed for February 3, 2026 to consider the report.
- In assessing bail, the bench noted contradictions between the FIR, subsequent statements and the post-mortem, and that an identically situated co-accused had already been granted bail.